Banning of non-compete clauses, certification of temporary help agencies also in new law
Ontario has passed the Working for Workers Act, 2021, which requires most employers to outline a “right to disconnect” for employees.
“Disconnecting from work” means not engaging in work-related communications, including emails, telephone calls, video calls or the sending or reviewing of other messages, so as to be free from the performance of work.
An employer with 25 or more employees as of Jan. 1, 2021 shall, before March 1, ensure it has a written policy in place for all employees with respect to disconnecting from work.
“Our government is working for workers everyday to help them earn bigger paycheques, stay safe, and have better opportunities. We are determined to rebalance the scales and put workers in the driver’s seat of Ontario’s economic growth while attracting the best workers to our great province,” says Monte McNaughton, minister of labour, training and skills development.
However, Canadian HR Reporter recently spoke with legal experts who questioned the reasoning behind Ontario's right-to-disconnect proposal, citing employee preferences for flexibility and the challenges of enforcement.
However, a right-to-disconnect policy would be tricky to put in place and police, according to Ronald Minken, founder and managing principal at Minken Employment Lawyers, in talking to Canadian HR Reporter.
The new rules also ban the use of non-compete clauses....
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